Swaths of public land in the California desert will be opened to solar and wind farms under a federal plan released Wednesday that preserves much of the landscape for conservation and recreation. The long-awaited blueprint finalized by the U.S. Interior Department after a years-long process seeks to balance renewable energy development and species protection on 17,000 square miles of desert managed by the federal government. The California desert — a mix of sand dunes, jagged…
Long-awaited plan divvies up California desert for renewable energy
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